Let me talk also! It's unfair that the US Congress is not under my thumb like the Phnom Penh Municipal court! (Photo: AFP)US hearing 'absolutely unfair': govt
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
James O'toole
The Phnom Penh Post
Foreign ministry says speakers ought to include CPP officials.
A US congressional hearing to discuss human rights in Cambodia is "absolutely unfair", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.
Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said the hearing by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a congressional body that monitors human rights norms around the world, is "biased", as no one from the Cambodian government has been invited to testify.
A statement released by US Congressman Frank Wolf, the co-chair of the commission, said the purpose of the hearing, scheduled for September 10, is to discuss land evictions, labour laws and the prosecution of opposition figures. "These issues are part of a concerning trend in the Cambodian government's overall human rights record," the statement read.
The commission has invited three Cambodians to participate on a panel as official witnesses: Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian Mu Sochua, Licadho rights group president Kek Galabru (Pung Chiv Kek), and Community Legal Education Centre labour programme head Moeun Tola. The US State Department will also invite witnesses who have not yet been announced.
Koy Kuong expressed concern that the commission had invited "only opposition groups", likening the congressional proceedings to "the referee at a boxing match calling only one corner".
"[The invited witnesses] can criticise the government, they can say whatever they want, with no one to testify or to clarify against them," he said.
Naly Pilorge, director of Licadho, said it was wrong to characterise the gathering as an exclusion of government representatives, however, emphasising that it will be open to all interested parties.
"This hearing is not a secretive process. It's a very open and public process," she said, adding that she expects to see the Cambodian ambassador to the United States, students and representatives of other NGOs in attendance.
SRP spokesman Yim Sovann said that as a donor of foreign aid to Cambodia, the US "wants to see progress in the development of democracy and human rights". In order to ensure that aid is distributed effectively, he said, American policymakers must "ensure that this country respects the rule of law".
Naly Pilorge said Kek Galabru plans to raise "human rights issues relating to social, economic, political and civil rights" at the hearing. Koy Kuong, however, was sceptical that the event would generate meaningful discussion or action.
"The hearing will not improve the human rights situation overall," he said.
A US congressional hearing to discuss human rights in Cambodia is "absolutely unfair", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.
Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said the hearing by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a congressional body that monitors human rights norms around the world, is "biased", as no one from the Cambodian government has been invited to testify.
A statement released by US Congressman Frank Wolf, the co-chair of the commission, said the purpose of the hearing, scheduled for September 10, is to discuss land evictions, labour laws and the prosecution of opposition figures. "These issues are part of a concerning trend in the Cambodian government's overall human rights record," the statement read.
The commission has invited three Cambodians to participate on a panel as official witnesses: Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian Mu Sochua, Licadho rights group president Kek Galabru (Pung Chiv Kek), and Community Legal Education Centre labour programme head Moeun Tola. The US State Department will also invite witnesses who have not yet been announced.
Koy Kuong expressed concern that the commission had invited "only opposition groups", likening the congressional proceedings to "the referee at a boxing match calling only one corner".
"[The invited witnesses] can criticise the government, they can say whatever they want, with no one to testify or to clarify against them," he said.
Naly Pilorge, director of Licadho, said it was wrong to characterise the gathering as an exclusion of government representatives, however, emphasising that it will be open to all interested parties.
"This hearing is not a secretive process. It's a very open and public process," she said, adding that she expects to see the Cambodian ambassador to the United States, students and representatives of other NGOs in attendance.
SRP spokesman Yim Sovann said that as a donor of foreign aid to Cambodia, the US "wants to see progress in the development of democracy and human rights". In order to ensure that aid is distributed effectively, he said, American policymakers must "ensure that this country respects the rule of law".
Naly Pilorge said Kek Galabru plans to raise "human rights issues relating to social, economic, political and civil rights" at the hearing. Koy Kuong, however, was sceptical that the event would generate meaningful discussion or action.
"The hearing will not improve the human rights situation overall," he said.
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I send this song for all khmer and thank you mr Bernard Hamel and other journalist and all International Judge and all who participate for Real peace for Cambodia.
Khmer love singing and dancing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUoUhC-fHfM&feature=channel
May Buddha bless you,best wishes!
Let's go to the cinema,stop killing each other,let ECCC free.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBVdjbd_HDg
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Tortures
Executions
Massacres
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Overwork to Death
Slavery
Rapes
Human Abuses
Assault and Battery
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leader of the Free Trade Union
Attempted Assassinations on Chea Vichea and Sam Rainsy
Attempted Murders on Chea Vichea and Sam Rainsy
Executed members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders members and activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Killings
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and others military official on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Remove Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leader of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
UNDER AGE CHILD SEX
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed under age child sex.
Svay Sitha is a senior government official from Cambodian People's Party.
Svay Sitha had a sexual relationship with Tat Marina, she was only 16 years old.
Source: Human Rights Watch
ACID ATTACK ON TAT MARINA
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed acid attack.
"On December 5, 1999, Tat Marina, age 16, was severely disfigured in an acid attack in Phnom Penh. The attack was allegedly committed by Khun Sophal, the wife of a senior government official, Svay Sitha, because she was angry her husband had a sexual relationship with Tat Marina. Neither Khun Sophal nor those suspected of being her accomplices in the attack were brought to justice. Intense media publicity compelled the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Khun Sophal for attempted murder, but the police claimed that they could not locate her, although journalists reported that she was living at home as usual."
Source: Human Rights Watch
TORTURE AND MURDER ON PRAK SITHA WHILE IN CUSTODY BY MISNISTRY OF INTERIOR OFFICIAL
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed torture and murder.
"On the night of January 16, 2003, a street youth named Prak Sitha was beaten to death at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) headquarters after he was arrested and detained by off-duty MOI officers on suspicion of theft. His body - bearing numerous injuries to the head, torso, arms, and legs - was dumped at a Phnom Penh pagoda the following morning by ministry officers, in violation of police regulations regarding deaths in custody. No criminal charges were filed in connection with this death. In December 2004, the case was cited by the UN secretary-general's special representative for human rights in Cambodia - who stated that Prak Sitha died at the ministry "following beatings by a known police officer" - as an example of a "consistent and continuing pattern of impunity" in Cambodia."
Source: Human Rights Watch
PUT SAMPHORS WAS SHOT DEAD BY MEAN SOKCHEA, A RCAF MAJOR WORKING IN BRIGADE 70.
Hun Sen's personal Bodyguards Unit (Brigade 70) is a terrorist organization.
Hing Bunheang is a March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack suspect identified by the FBI.
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed murder, again.
"On September 4, 2008, Mean Sokchea, a RCAF major working in Brigade 70, shot dead 21-year-old waitress Put Samphors at a restaurant in Kandal province. Mean Sokchea, in a drunken stupor, fired his gun and apparently mistakenly hit Put Samphors in the stomach. She was taken to a hospital but later died of her wounds. Mean Sokchea was detained by the police overnight but was then released, allegedly after intervention by Hing Bun Heang. Put Samphor's family received US$2,700 from Mean Sokchea, and the police told them that their daughter was shot while authorities were chasing robbers."
Source: Human Rights Watch
The US just want to stirring up Cambodia make the the government weak then the Thai can invade Cambodia please what ever you do just don't believe them like Lon NoL regime That why the Thai buying time because they know this will happen now is time to UNITED not to follow them until we're got our border demarcated clearly and fully
fuck it
first we saved your asses
now, you fucked us
second civil would be helpful
fuck all the khmer overseas
I think it will be better if they let the CPP members join the meeting because they won't be in charge of the meeting and they will have to answer some tough questions from Human Rights Watch about Human Rights that have been violated by the Government of cambodia. The Hunam Rights Watch has alot of proves to show that Cambodia has been Violated the Law and will see what they will answer to those questions . It will be interested .
Wait a minute, when the KR tribunal judges wanted to summon mr hun sen to testify in court for his role in the khmer rouge genocidal regime he would not show up for the trial. why would the US want to include cpp in this hearing? Ask yourself this question mr. hun sen: Why didn't you go to the KR tribunal to testify?
Where was human right commission in the khmer rough regime. Tom Lantos should go to Cambodia to ivestigate the facts, not listen to what the oppositions only. It is unfair and undemocratic.
People making alot of noises now. If the cpp said its bias now, what about them all these years. Now it sound like they the one who is crying wofe.
beside, i'm surprised that they want to voices themself for it's bias? I think they should given the chances to defend unlike their very own style and its court system. WE want to hear the cpp have to say. what will be their best defend? ( more deny ?). LOL
ITS time for changes. china and youns must be stop! khmer lost enough and suffered enough! Still no justice.
The time for mr hun sen is coming shorter and shorter. Sok An too. These two big dogs will be " hotdog " soon.
Hotdog, anyone ?
Human Right is fully apply in Cambodia.
Why? Because if there is no demoncracy, there could be no local and foreing newspapers, Inl't Orgs., NGOs, foreign embassies...etc, to operate and practice in Cambodia at all.
So, Cambodia is fully demoncratic country by UN charter.
Human Right is fully apply in Cambodia.
Why? Because if there is no demoncracy, there could be no local and foreing newspapers, Inl't Orgs., NGOs, foreign embassies...etc, to operate and practice in Cambodia at all.
So, Cambodia is fully demoncratic country by UN charter.
UN is indirectly supported a dictator as Hun SenVarman.
SAMDECH TECHO HUN SEN is a real domonceratic learder in this modern world. We like, love support, defend him forever. Our childrend will stand behide and follow us too.
Bravo, Bravo..................................................SAMDECH HUN SEN
Bun Rany Hun is CEO of CPP:
Hun Xen is CFO of CPP:
Clan of Phnom Penh
Court of Corrupted People
Cuffed People Party
Collected People Property
Claimed People Plot
Canceled Pageant People
Choking Poker Player
Commission of Pay Pal
Controlling Police Patrol
Criticized Poor People
Champange Party People
Cigar of Pimping People
Collected People Paid
Canceled Paper Press
Clan of Profit Party
Cell Phone Profit
Criminal Party People
Cheated Poll Party
Cheated Party People
Cheated on Poor People
Collected People Purses
Claiming People Party
Clan of Police Party
Clan of Pol Pot
Cell Phone People
Calling People Perverted
The Bible (Pro. 9:7-9)
If you correct conceited people, you will only be insulted. If you reprimand evil people, you will only get hurt. Never correct conceited people; they will hate you for it. But if you correct the wise, they will respect you. Anything you say to the wise will make them wiser. Whatever you tell the righteous will add to their knowledge.
Hun Sen and his CPP are crying wild dogs. Only the Viets post comment to have liked him.
This proverb cannot be applied in this case. This proverb can be applied to a group of people.
But The case is the case of a dictatroial government oppress its own people in the 21st century. It's about time dictatorship should be perished.
Hey, your Sumdech Hun Sen have contracted Angkor Wat to the f*cking Koreans. Contract out our forests, lands, rivers, oil to the Viets. When the hell are you going to stand up and quit sucking on the Yuons' balls? This is not beneficial to the Thais, dont be a fool...the human rights issue is a serious issue that determine if in fact Cambodia is a democratic country. If Cambodia is not, then there will be serious repercussions from the international communities...It might lead up to a war. There are a lot of Khmers been killed and abused since this government took office...this is just a begining. Time to air out the dirty laundry.
5:27PM,
What a dumb idea you have, dude? Are you intoxicated with some dumb ideas like that? Express all of your dumb ideas so folks can see how dumb you are!
The 21st-century dictator tried to make his monkey face look pathetic as if he were accused of having committed a lot of crimes.
6:03PM - Save some for me please.
I Think it would be fair and fruitful if some CPP officials are invited. Give them a chance to defend themselves, may be they will appreciate it and in return they may be more willing to listen to our ideas.
Koy Kuong! If you open your eye you will see what happen in Cambodia today under Hun Xen's regime. People not criticise you and your boss, but they said what they saw in theire everyday life. You must learn to accept the true stories. Please do not hide anymore.
It is a wake up call for a party. But just remember what went down in the late 50's, the whole 60's which ultimately led to what happened in the early 70's that devastated Cambodia as a nation and her people afterward. Nobody seemed to give a crap back then. Don't fall into the same hole again.
Some people just do not bother to learn mistakes of the past. Mistakes of the past is actually very cruicial
to be remembered as bad experinces. If people remember, they will never let Hun Sen act as a second Pol Pot.
We believe Samdech akeak moha sena kbal ach and his CPP is feeling the heat now.
You can't practice your jungle law forever.
The Commission will call up on to the hearing the CPP side eventually.
The Commission will also ask government to elevate the standard of human right in Cambodia to the UN charter of human right code at the conclusion of the hearing.
Just really wish that it never comes to this, a third party involvement, and CPP and SRP can sit down and compromise for the sake of solidarity and prosperity in Cambodia. Give in a little, let up a little. Remember a Khmer saying: tas heus ang ell.
To 5:30 PM
You has nothing in your head and your moral is "Zero" as Khmer, you blaim all Khmers overseas with your word "fuck all the khmer overseas". I am one of them and send a lot of money people there in order to study and to survivor, the other khmers oversea made the same like me because they love their country or their relatives. If you have problem with yourself, please don't use this word again.
There is NO such a thing as solidarity if the CPP rules. One got to see through the mentalty of the little-edcated people being given a golden chance to power. These mokeys will never contribute anything for the sake of the innocent poor Khmer. They would rather contribute to the Yuons who put and protect them to stay in power. This is the mentality of the blindly greedy fools.
To 12:10 AM,
I am agree with your argument 100%.
me 12:09 AM
Please invite Hun Sen, once he enters the US soil -- handed him the Subpoena for Crime Against humanity!
Napped him and threw him in the federal jailers.
cambodia, please learn from the USA, the best country in the world, we can never go wrong when we embrace the american democratic system and more. we should also seek american ingenuity and more. become american staunch ally, we will be prosperous, trust me! i see good thing for cambodia. god bless cambodia.
5:30 PM !
What the hell are you doing here ? It's time to kiss Hun Sen's ass .
5:27 PM ! You are not a very smart person and your English is so terrible . Type Khmerlish next time you make a comment because it is hard for readers to understand what you really want to say .
It will be great to see CPP members going against the NGO under the comtroll of the United States Paliaments because this time the CPP members don't have the power like they do in Cambodia and they can't twist the facts either.
5:49 PM. You are too dumb to unterstand the difference between now and during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Bullshit ah Hun Sen,
It's no need for you to attend that hearind. All your past actions against khmer people are enough as a proof for your DICTATORSHIP REGIME< PUPPET OF HANOI.
The human right group does not need to waste time to investigate further criminal acts committed by Hun Sen and his robbers. Tons of evidence appear right in their faces to see.
WHAT YOU MEAN " NO ONE FROM THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT IS NOT INVITED? "
kem soka, sam rainsy are part of the cambodian government! just that the cpp always trying to suppress them and kill them. These people are all khmer
4:26 AM !
you got confused . Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy are people representatives , they represent people at the congress they are not from the Government .
once akwack Hun and ah chrouk hinam sok An, and ah youn hor 5 down do not forgot to take all money back from them find out where they hide all those money at, take it back and return to government and pay back to the country they loan these money from. down ah krom Dongkove arch, ignorant, and cpp party li lear.
5:49 PM ! let me tell you this .. I think you have alot more to learn . During Pol Pot Regime , Cambodia didn't ask for donations from donor Countries.
During Hun Sen Regime, Cambodia needs help from donor Countries and in order to recieve those donations ,the Government of Cambodia promises to help retore Freedom and Democracy in Cambodia and respect Human rights . That's why they have NGO all over the country to watch the Government. The Government don't pay NGO's salaries .. the donor Countries do . Is that clear enough for you ?
maybe ngo are corrupted more than khmer. yes, the donor money go to pay for ngos salary because not all of the donor money go to khmer gov't. people have to understand that!
this bring the question to mind: who governs the many ngo's out there in cambodia? what rules and regulation do they go by? and who enforce their law with ngo's?...
5:27PM,
Man! Your English is very very . . ., dude. It's good when you don't care about any grammatical rules and punctuation mark. Keep writing that way, dude.
Back in august, hun sen said he can round up all the opposition in 2 hours.
now he is crying its unfair for none of their cpp members are invited to this heading.
I said, no wolf deserved to be at this hearing.
Karma is gradually catching up with mr hun sen. Not long ago mr hun sen arrogantly made comments that "it only takes two hours to dispatch his thuggy army to round up those critics in phnom penh." But we all know that mr hun sen was lying because that would not possible. If it was for real, this man would have done it already. His comments were intended to intimidate his critics. He's a coward. If he's not a coward, why would he need thousands of bodyguards?
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shit...where were these cry babies when Mu had to face the "capable" and "independent" CPP court and got convicted (reversed and perverted justice) for defaming some strong man.
On another possibility (off topic), the world and donor countries can actually audit all the accountings of where their money went to for all these years!!! Ferdinand Marcos thought his books were clean, didn't he?
all the fucking Land Cruisers, fortified villas, and fake boobs, are from donor countries taxpayers' money. Audit how these nouveaux Oknhas got their money and wealth; find out what Cambodia produced and sold to get these pigs all these riches....
To 12:09 AM: Your comment is agreable. But, thanks for your contribution and others. But, my message is only goes to black and dark people who always blam and complaint without creative contructive, valuable and perceptions/ideas. Sometime it does not make senses at all. If u send the country to help our people and country that is a very good activity that I suggest u, u should continue. Thanks.
To 12:09 AM: Your comment is agreable. Anyway, thanks for your contribution and others. However, my message only goes to black and dark people who always blam and complaint without creative contructive, valuable and perceptions/ideas. Sometime it does not make senses at all. If u send the country to help our people and country that is a very good activity that I suggest u, u should continue. Thanks.
U.S., please take Hun Sen and his cronies down, just like you did to general Manual Noriega of Panama and Saddam Hussein of Iraq. Or do just like you did to Mommah Gaddhafi in the 90's.
i think the USA should hear from all sides. there is a reason for everything. one-sidedness is very bias, indeed, and not fair when we talk about justice and democracy. because it is sort of ironic for the world's democracy nation to be bias in view like this! cambodia can learn a lot from the USA.
Where were the UN and US? Where was the World compassion? Where was God? Where were you when we need you during the KR regime? I was there and watched the innocent Cambodian dying. I had only the questions without answers. How come the UN, US just show after the Vietnamese invaded and liberated the Cambodians from the bloody hand of Khmer Rouge?? Until now I still can not get the right answer!!!
Dear all,
Now, we should wake up and identify who we are because individual or interest group who created this English website (KI media)in which almost information provided only in favor of oppositition party, but it is not so helpful to the public interest in terms of sensibility, creativity, contructivity, productivity, and neatral judgement. If u say that Cambodia is not a demoncratic country, u a 100% wrong.
By the way, if u say that the demoncracy in Cambodia is not fully applied or partially carried out, of course your idea or judgement is sensible and valuable. But, it is still acceptable because Cambodia case is not as the same as other countries cases, we need sometime to make change.
If were u, anyway, I may be very shame due to the fact that information provided is only attacked individual person that lead to conflict of interests (your own problem). My suggestion is that u should provide fair and neatral information that would help our country and people. Especially; foreigners shall not be able to look down our nation due to the fact that we a in unique unity. Why? Because it does not matter even we fight with each other. We attack just in the purpose of progress and future develpment of ow own nation. If we try to attack individual, we can not change because of conflict of interest between supporters and oppositors. We can achieve a goal and do thing change unless we break difference and combine into commond interest,goal and vision.
We should learn from the past experiece, we lost when we broke, we won when we united.
From Thana
I am sorry, I am not intellectual person. My education backgrownd is little and my English is poor too.
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